November 2007
BitArmor Survey Shows Credit Card Theft a Big Concern for Holiday Shoppers
A survey conducted by BitArmor Systems over the "Black Friday" shopping weekend reveals that more than 3 in 4 shoppers are concerned about companies losing their credit card information to hackers and other criminals this holiday season. In fact, two-thirds of respondants say they will use their cards to pay for less than 25% of their holiday gift purchases. Almost 80% of those responding said they were likely to stop shopping at a store where retailers are not taking adequate measure to protect their personal data. BitArmor conducted the survey along with the news departments from WHAS-TV (Louisville), WTVF-TV (Nashville), WBMA-TV (Birmingham) and WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh).
Nov 29 | Permalink
Renal Solutions Acquired by Fresenius Medical Care
Renal Solutions (RSI) has been acquired by Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (NYSE: FMS, FMS/P). RSI will continue operations as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresenius Medical Care, the largest integrated global provider of dialysis products and services. Peter DeComo will continue to lead RSI in Warrendale, PA and Oklahoma City, OK. Visit www.renalsolutionsinc.com or www.fmc-ag.com to learn more about the acquisition and the companies.
Nov 29 | Permalink
Keith Rosen, Jill Konrath Join Landslide Advisory Board
Industry heavyweights, Keith Rosen and Jill Konrath, have joined the Advisory Board of Landslide Technologies to advise the company as it enhances and expands its strategic Sales 2.0 initiatives. Konrath, a renowned sales strategiest, author and business advisor, is an expert in complex sales strategies and creating value for B-to-B sales organizations. Rosen, President of Profit Builders, is a best selling author and was named by Inc. and Fast Company as one of the five most influential executive coaches. With the help of its new advisors, Landslide is committed to continuing it's work in empowering salespeople to be more productive in their daily job.
Nov 27 | Permalink
Joe Costa: New VP, Marketing for Aethon
Aethon, Inc. has appointed Joe Costa as its new Vice President of Marketing; and placed him in charge of leading the company's efforts to increase awareness of its autonomous mobile robotic systems. Previously, Joe has held a number of senior marketing positions with Becton Dickinson & Company and Tyco Healthcare, and served as VP Strategic Operations for the Futura Medical Technologies division of Medisys Group. At Aethon, Joe will be instrumental in identifying new customers and expanding usage of Aethon's robots among its current customers.
Nov 27 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Upgrades Software Access
Carnegie Learning has upgraded its hosted software solution and relocated it to IBM's managed hosting services. CEO of Carnegie Learning, Dennis Ciccone, explains, "Our customers are students, teachers and administrators who depend upon consistent availability and easy access to upgrades and new offerings. We look forward to working with IBM to deliver what we believe to be the best software delivery solution available." The enhanced hosting solution provides 24x7 availability to all of its software products with improved performance over its predecessor.
Nov 27 | Permalink
RuleBurst Acquires Haley
Australian company RuleBurst Limited, a leader in software solutions to prevent, detect and cure breaches in legislation, policy and business rules has acquired Haley. The acquisition merges two global leaders of natural language business rules management software and extends RuleBurst's existing position as the fastest growing rules vendor in the world. According to a recent report on the business rules market by research firm IDC, the combined company will rank as the fourth largest BRMS vendor worldwide. Read more about the new combined company at www.haley.com.
Nov 14 | Permalink
Aethon Wins Cisco Growing With Technology Award
Aethon won the grand prize in the Operational Excellence category in the Cisco Growing with Technology Awards 2007 for its innovative use of netowrking technology to redefine hospital supply chain logistics. The awards were announced October 9th. The awards program was created to recognize small and midsize organizations that use networking technology in innovative ways to address business challenges, compete more effectively and fuel success. A panel of 10 judges selected 15 winners in 5 categories from more than 570 applications. Congratulations, Aethon!
Nov 13 | Permalink
Pittsburgh Business Times CFO of the Year Awards
Sean Rollman, CFO of Plextronics, has been honored as the Pittsburgh Business Times 2007 CFO of the Year in the Small Private Company category; and Vita Fontana, CFO of Plan4Demand, was a Finalist in the same category. Since joining Plextronics in 2006, Sean has helped the company raise $35 million, $16 million from venture capital. Sean's latest goals for Plextronics include doubling the company's size in the 12 to 18 months and building a manufacturing line. At Plan4Demand, Vita is often called upon to step out of the boundries of finance and deal with legal issues. The role of CFO in a small company encompasses many disciplines -- finance, strategy, legal -- and these two CFO's have done an outstanding job in meeting those demands. Congratulations!
Nov 13 | Permalink
Melissa Kalinowski Joins Carnegie Learning as VP Marketing
Carnegie Learning has hired Melissa Kalinowski as Vice President of Marketing. Melissa was formerly with PLATO Learning, where she developed and executed marketing plans for the company's K-12 comprehensive courseware and formative asssessment products. Melissa was a top performer at PLATO where she was recognized with eight awards in her ten years with the company.
Nov 13 | Permalink
Cognitive Tutor Makes List of Preferred 9-12 Math Resources
The Georgia State Board of Education has placed Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Integrated II and Integrated III math curricula on the list of recommended math learning resources by the 2007 Learning Resources Advisory Committee. Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra and Integrated I math curricula were approved in 2006 as K-8 Mathematics Learning Resources for the state of Georgia. Carnegie Learning's middle and high school math programs are at the forefront of high school transformation initiatives in large urban districts nationwide inlcuding Los Angeles Unified, Miami-Dade, and the Chicago Public Schools where the curricula has been purchased with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Nov 8 | Permalink
Home Dialysis Clinical Research Study Begins
Renal Solutions has announced that a home use clinical research trial using sorbent technology has begun. The study presents the opportunity for 25 dialysis particpants to evaluate the ability to self-administer extended duration dialysis in the home when using the Allient(R) Sorbent Hemodialysis System. In this study, the use of the Allient System in the home is an investigational use. Patient-focused dialysis centers with certified home programs that are interested in learning more about this home trial should contact Mr. David Vanella, VP of Regulatory Affairs at Renal Solutions, 724-772-6900 ext. 140.
Nov 8 | Permalink
Plextronics Recieves Investment from Applied Ventues
Plextronics has received a strategic investment by Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc., to help the company continue to expand its product development and manufacturing capabilities, as well as increase its investment in sales and marketing activities. The investment comes on the heels of Plextronics's recently closed $20.6 million Series B financing, bringing the total in equity capital to $41 million that Plextronics has raised over the last five years.
Nov 8 | Permalink
P4D and Logility Plan S&OP Webcast
Plan4Demand is partnering with Logility, Inc., a leading supplier of collaborative solutions to optimize the supply chain, for an upcoming webcast, "Outgrown your S&OP Solution?" to be held on November 13 at 11:00 a.m. ET. The webcast will focus on tailoring a reality-based S&OP solution that provides flexibility and long-term value for your organization. To register for the webcast, visit https://events.livemeeting.com/Logility111307Reg.htm.
Nov 5 | Permalink
iKnowthat.com Launches the Bee Hive
With the launch of the Bee Hive, iKnowthat.com has expanded its online multimedia activities for children to include a safe, virtual world for playing, chatting, and learning. The Bee Hive includes safe chatting, avatar and room personalization, casual gaming, and fun educational games. iPoints are earned for playing any activity on the site, then used to "purchase" virtual items. The Bee Hive can be found at http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Bees, and can be used free (includes advertisements) or via a premium subscription (without advertising).
Nov 5 | Permalink
Socialtext Raises $9.5 Million
Socialtext Inc. has raised $9.5 million in a third round of funding, and named Eugene Lee chief executive. The Palo Alto-based provider of enterprise wiki software said the round was led by Menlo Park-based Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Also participating were existing investors Redwood City-based Omidyar Network and SAP Ventures.
Nov 4 | Permalink
